Surely the best investment one can make is to get educated ?

To learn a profession, to become a doctor, dentist, etc.
To sponsor a child so they can make it too !
Why is everyone so obsessed by money ?

The principal reason people are so obsessed about money is that money is simple just a medium of exchange. In olden days if you wanted something, you would have to exchange something you had for something you required, as an example maybe 3 sheep for 1 cow. Money has just simplified the transaction negotiation.
Education is vitally important, but it must be the correct education and the most important education subject is rarely, if ever taught, and that is financial education, how to be successful in today's environment.
Education still teaches, get educated, get a job, work until retirement and retire on a much smaller income, it is called the 45 year plan and is approved by governments as it is the easiest way for the government to get the taxes they require. It is NOT the best way for most people.
With proper financial education more and more people would create their own businesses and build them up into major networks, because that is where wealth lies, by having you own business you now can be a in a position where you can access all the tax allowances, provided by governments, which are designed to encourage business growth, which builds employment, which creates extra tax income for the government.
So if you really want to find the best investment today, take a serious look at networking, especially network marketing because there you will find the education you will need to be successful.
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That is surely a good investment, true.

whatever

A good Education is the road to freedom, and to be able to make decent choices for yourself, sadly many of our schools over the years seem to have forgotten that.

bollocks. i'v still got my mint condition 1980's millenium falcon. now thats an investment.

i agree!

Parents do this all the time, we want a better life for our children than our own. Money doesn't offer a better life but it can make it easier.

cos money equals big cars, homes and an ipod....
but education can reward you with all those things if u gain a profession!

Health, happiness and wisdom, and in that order. Wealth does not come into it.

What do you want out of life, that should be the question?

Do you want to leave this World, having made it a better place?

Just a number of small deeds can quickly add up.